'Wanted to marry... She didn't have guts to come to India': Ratan Tata's biographer on his first serious girlfriend in US

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Beyond his public achievements, he carried a lesser-known story from his younger daysa romance that began in Los Angeles, a chapter vividly captured in Ratan Tata: A Life, a new biography by his official biographer, Thomas Mathew...

In a recent interview with NDTV, Mathew shared insights into Tatas career and personal life, especially this romance that shaped his early years..

Tatas return to India, due to his mother's illness, ultimately put an end to their romance, as Jones was hesitant to relocate amidst the global tensions of the time..

This bittersweet love story shared only with a few reveals Tata's different sidethat of an ardent lover who made the difficult choice of family over his heart's desire...

Mathew, a former IAS officer with a background working alongside Indian leaders like former President Pranab Mukherjee, shared his first encounter with Tata in the mid-90s..